Topic: What is Coconut Powder?

[emin-j]

Just came back from a long w/e in Bolton , got a t/a Saturday night and the kitchen was in full view  also the two guys at the desk seemed very friendly so I asked the question " when you make a Korma what type of Coconut powder do you use " both together they said " Coconut Flour " . 

[Secret Santa]

" when you make a Korma what type of Coconut powder do you use " both together they said " Coconut Flour " . 

The question now is what did they mean by "flour"? 

[George]

" when you make a Korma what type of Coconut powder do you use " both together they said " Coconut Flour " . 

The question now is what did they mean by "flour"? 

I'm grateful to emin-j for the information he obtained. I always assumed that many or most places use coconut flour and now I'm even more convinced. The response he got seems clear to me. Where's the doubt? Wouldn't they mean the large bags of stuff marked 'coconut flour', as sold in Asian grocers?

[emin-j]

" when you make a Korma what type of Coconut powder do you use " both together they said " Coconut Flour " . 

The question now is what did they mean by "flour"? 

Ummm , could of been Coconut Flour I spose  : http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Fudco-Coconut-Flour.html

[Cory Ander]

The question now is what did they mean by "flour"? 

The question, from the outset, was "coconut powder....is coconut flour the same thing?"

The response he got seems clear to me.  Where's the doubt?

Anything but, as far as I'm concerned. 

A, still unanswered, question is what is meant by "coconut powder".  Does that mean "coconut flour" or "coconut milk powder'?

Furthermore, no one has yet determined what "flour" is, other than my suggestion that it's finely ground dessicated coconut.  Is that what it is?

I asked in an Asian supermarket if they sell "coconut flour" and she looked puzzled and said she's never heard of it and offered coconut milk powder or desiccated coconut instead.

I saw in another that they had bags labelled "coconut flour" and these seemed to contain finely ground desiccated coconut (something I've always used but prefer to use coconut milk powder, as well as, or instead of, for it's smoothness, creaminess, lack of graininess and lack of dryness).

[George]

I asked in an Asian supermarket if they sell "coconut flour" and she looked puzzled and said she's never heard of it and offered coconut milk powder or desiccated coconut instead.

You're in Australia, aren't you? Different world!

[Cory Ander]

You're in Australia, aren't you? Different world!

Perhaps, perhaps not.  They are Indian stores, after all, George.

More to the point, what about the answers to the questions then?

[George]

A, still unanswered, question is what is meant by "coconut powder".  Does that mean "coconut flour" or "coconut milk powder'?

I see 'powder' as a generic term. What's more relevant is what's actually used in many/most BIRs when they make korma and some other dishes. Emin-j was very helpful in asking that question. They answered: 'coconut flour' so it's end of story for that BIR, at least, as far as I'm concerned. Now, not all BIRs will use coconut flour but I bet many/most do.

[Cory Ander]

So WHAT IS "coconut flour" George!? 

[George]

So WHAT IS "coconut flour" George!? 

I don't know and I don't much care what coconut flour is, beyond any health concerns, if it works. I'm sure the word 'flour' is nothing to do with wheat but, then again, there's rice flour, corn flour and many others. I assume it's a marketing term for 'powder' or 'dust'. I doubt if its much different to the other forms of dry, ground coconut. If it's what many/most BIRs use, as also suggested by huge stocks in the shops, then it must be the first thing to try.

So WHAT IS